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Malaysia announces first case of polio in the country for 27 years

Malaysia health officials have reported the first case of polio in the country for 27 years.

9 Dec 2019

Treating the whole patient essential for older people with cardiovascular disease

Geriatric conditions such as frailty and cognitive impairments may inadvertently worsen when older patients are treated in cardiac intensive care units - even as they receive excellent care for their heart attack, heart failure, valvular heart disease or pulmonary embolism, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published today in the Association's premier journal Circulation.

9 Dec 2019

Reductions in air pollution yield dramatic impacts on health-outcomes

Reductions in air pollution yielded fast and dramatic impacts on health-outcomes, as well as decreases in all-cause morbidity, according to findings in "Health Benefits of Air Pollution Reduction," new research published in the American Thoracic Society's journal, Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

6 Dec 2019

Incentive-based smoking cessation interventions significantly reduce infant morbidity

Colorado is taking a critical step to protect low-income women during their pregnancy through incentive-based smoking cessation interventions. A new study from the Colorado School of Public Health at the Anschutz Medical Campus shows a significant reduction in infant morbidity due to the program.

6 Dec 2019

Study sheds light on how ‘junk DNA’ affects inherited cancer risk

A person’s risk of developing cancer is affected by genetic variations in regions of DNA that don’t code for proteins, previously dismissed as ‘junk DNA’, according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Friday).

6 Dec 2019

Black mothers get less treatment for postpartum depression than other moms

Portia Smith’s most vivid memories of her daughter’s first year are of tears. Not the baby’s. Her own.

6 Dec 2019

Study reveals how emerging rhinoplasty technique does more than improve physical appearance

While beauty may be in the eyes of the beholder, breathing is an agreed-upon necessity. A new study reveals how an emerging technique in rhinoplasty does more than improve physical appearance.

5 Dec 2019

Study reports way to predict dengue transmission globally

A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE reports a model that is based on air travel, using the number of passengers flowing between international airports to predict how many of the air travellers arriving at any of these airports will have dengue, in a month.

5 Dec 2019

A 'once a month' birth control pill

Birth control pills in their present form need to be taken once a day each day for the whole menstrual cycle. Other options such as Intra-Uterine devices (IUDs) or implanted progesterone offer a longer coverage, but most women prefer the pills due to their reliability and cheaper, easier and safer usage profile.

5 Dec 2019

Chronic disease prevention could help curb the opioid epidemic

Preventing chronic disease could help curb the opioid epidemic, according to research from the University of Georgia.

5 Dec 2019

No differences found in survival, acute rejection in patients receiving lungs from increased-risk donors

Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that using lungs from donors who are considered high risk for certain infectious diseases compared to standard risk donors results in similar one-year survival for recipients. In addition, researchers saw no difference in rejection or graft (donor lung) survival after one year in patients receiving lungs from increased-risk donors.

5 Dec 2019

Early diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammation may reduce illness, save lives

Scientists from 22 institutions, including UCLA, are recommending early diagnosis, prevention and treatment of severe chronic inflammation to reduce the risk of chronic disease and death worldwide.

5 Dec 2019

LSTM researchers genetically modified malaria carrying mosquitoes

Researchers at LSTM have genetically modified malaria carrying mosquitoes in order to demonstrate the role of particular genes in conferring insecticide resistance.

5 Dec 2019

Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University researchers expand global relationships in public health

Researchers from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University are building and expanding global relationships and collaborations in the fields of public health and health informatics.

5 Dec 2019

Time-restricted eating can help treat metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome affects nearly 30 percent of the U.S. population, and increases the risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke. But lifestyle interventions such as adopting a healthy diet and increasing physical exercise are difficult to maintain and, even when combined with medication, are often insufficient to fully manage the disease.

5 Dec 2019

New article explores the emerging roles in environmental health

Hundreds of environmental health professionals across the nation report challenges and research needs in six areas - drinking water quality, wastewater management, healthy homes, food safety, public health pests and emerging issues such as disaster risk reduction and new facility types for body art and cannabis-infused products - in research from Baylor University and partners.

5 Dec 2019

Important opportunity to act on gaps and challenges in seasonal influenza outbreaks

Today's subcommittee hearing on U.S. preparedness and responses for the 2019-2020 flu season offers an important opportunity to examine and act on gaps and challenges exacerbating the public health threats of seasonal influenza outbreaks.

5 Dec 2019

Proposed Ohio legislation may interfere with providing medically optimal care for women

The American College of Physicians fears that recent legislation introduced in the Ohio state legislature that orders physicians to re-implant ectopic pregnancies, which is clinically not possible, will threaten patient health and subject physicians to criminal prosecution for providing standard of care, reproductive health care services.

4 Dec 2019

Future cardiac outcomes can be predicted by cellular repair response to exercise

Future cardiac outcomes can be predicted by signs of cardiac stress that appear in the blood in response to exercise, Emory cardiologists report.

4 Dec 2019

Training clinicians to help children with social and emotional difficulties

More than 50 mental health clinicians and 14 Head Start teachers are increasing their ability to help young children experiencing social and emotional difficulties, thanks to training provided through the South Dakota Early Childhood Mental Health Collaborative.

4 Dec 2019

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Malaysia announces first case of polio in the country for 27 years

Treating the whole patient essential for older people with cardiovascular disease

Reductions in air pollution yield dramatic impacts on health-outcomes

Incentive-based smoking cessation interventions significantly reduce infant morbidity

Study sheds light on how ‘junk DNA’ affects inherited cancer risk

Black mothers get less treatment for postpartum depression than other moms

Study reveals how emerging rhinoplasty technique does more than improve physical appearance

Study reports way to predict dengue transmission globally

A 'once a month' birth control pill

Chronic disease prevention could help curb the opioid epidemic

No differences found in survival, acute rejection in patients receiving lungs from increased-risk donors

Early diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammation may reduce illness, save lives

LSTM researchers genetically modified malaria carrying mosquitoes

Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University researchers expand global relationships in public health

Time-restricted eating can help treat metabolic syndrome

New article explores the emerging roles in environmental health

Important opportunity to act on gaps and challenges in seasonal influenza outbreaks

Proposed Ohio legislation may interfere with providing medically optimal care for women

Future cardiac outcomes can be predicted by cellular repair response to exercise

Training clinicians to help children with social and emotional difficulties

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